Doctors accused of treating deadly COVID with peroxide; cardiologists sue for defamation

A Tennessee family is suing Carrie Madej, DO, and two other doctors for allegedly treating their 80-year-old father’s COVID symptoms with hydrogen peroxide, leading to his death.WSMV4)

An independent cardiology practice in Oregon has filed a $15 million antitrust and defamation lawsuit against Salem Health, alleging it used intimidation and disinformation to dominate the local market.KGW8)

New York doctor Amir Sitafalwalla has been charged with sexually assaulting a 21-year-old man at an urgent care center in Queens.PIX11)

Alabama oncologist Dr. Sammy Fuad Becdach has pleaded guilty after being accused of prescribing opioids to his 21-year-old partner, who fatally overdosed.Miami Herald)

Florida anesthesiologist Dr. David Rerko has been arrested on charges of possessing nearly a dozen pieces of child pornography. (NBC Miami)

Patients of Oregon family doctor David Farley have filed a lawsuit alleging he sexually abused them for years.CNN)

California obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Barry Brock has been barred from practicing at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center following an investigation into “disturbing” patient complaints.Los Angeles Times)

Connecticut physician Dr. Henry Todd has had his license to practice medicine stripped from him after he allegedly induced sexual intercourse between two female patients in exchange for prescribed medication. (WFSB)

New Jersey authorities have permanently suspended the license of Dr. Muhammad Mirza, who was accused of improperly performing invasive plastic surgery, including penis and breast augmentation, and was convicted of participating in a fraud scheme to defraud Amtrak.NJ.com)

A South Dakota surgical hospital has agreed to pay more than $12.7 million to settle claims that it provided financial support to affiliates of two physician groups in exchange for patient referrals, federal prosecutors said.

The U.S. Department of Justice said a California man has been convicted of paying illegal bribes to “body brokers” who referred patients to his addiction treatment centers.

Cigna’s pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), Express Scripts, has sued the Federal Trade Commission and its chairwoman, Lina Khan, over the agency’s earlier report on the PBM, calling it “unfair, biased, erroneous and defamatory.”Becker’s Payer Problems)